Health Effects of TV Viewing & Homeopathy Concepts
Text 1: Is Watching TV Bad for You?
Exercise 1: Comprehension
1.a Is watching TV bad for your eyes?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser afirmativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en la segunda oración del segundo párrafo: “A condition called Myopia where the eyes cannot focus properly is frequently found by doctors in children who watch a lot of TV”.
1.b Does watching TV affect weight?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser afirmativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en la segunda oración del tercer párrafo: “Not only is a sedentary lifestyle a major contributor to obesity, but studies have shown that people who watch less TV tend to burn more calories, even if they aren’t doing more physical activity”.
1.c Can watching TV shorten your life?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser negativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en las oraciones segunda y tercera del cuarto párrafo: “Not only is there a documented correlation between TV viewing time and risk for diabetes and heart disease but, as shocking as it might be, multiple studies have found a correlation between TV viewing time and all causes of death. One study concluded that every hour spent in front of the TV may cut as much as twenty-two minutes of your life!”.
1.d Is moderate TV viewing unhealthy?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser negativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en el tramo final de la primera oración del quinto párrafo: “[…] you can have a healthy relationship with TV if consumed in moderation like anything else”.
Question 2: Vocabulary
- a. ……………………. is an antonym of incorrectly, inadequately
- b. ……………………. is a synonym of frequently, repetitively
- c. ……………………. is a synonym of activities, jobs
- d. Discoveries made by scientists can also be called …………………….
- e. ……………………. is an antonym of excess, overabundance
Answers:
- a. properly (line 4)
- b. constantly (line 5)
- c. tasks (line 8)
- d. findings (line 10)
- e. moderation (line 14)
Text 2: Homeopathic Medicine
Exercise 1: Comprehension
1.a Does homeopathy use synthetic drugs?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser negativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en la segunda oración del primer párrafo: “Those who practice it use combinations of natural substances, like plants and minerals”.
1.b Does homeopathy use symptom-causing substances?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser afirmativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en la segunda oración del segundo párrafo: “[…] something that brings on symptoms in a healthy person can, in a suitable dose, treat an illness with similar symptoms by activating the body’s natural defenses”.
1.c Is a higher dose considered more potent?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser negativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en la cuarta oración del tercer párrafo: “Homeopaths also believe that the lower the dose, the more powerful the medicine”.
1.d Is scientific evidence on homeopathy conclusive?
La respuesta a esta pregunta ha de ser negativa y se apoya en la información que se encuentra en las oraciones segunda y tercera del quinto párrafo: “Many scientific studies have been carried out, but the results are mixed. Some studies show that homeopathic remedies are helpful, while others say they aren’t”.
Question 2: Vocabulary
- a. A ………………… is the same as a general truth or a fundamental rule
- b. A synonym of strong, effective
- c. A disease that lasts or persists for a long time is a ………………… disease
- d. A …………………. is a prolonged public disagreement or dispute
- e. An antonym of convinced, sure
Answers:
- a. principle (line 2)
- b. powerful (line 9)
- c. chronic (lines 11 and 12)
- d. controversy (line 14)
- e. skeptical (line 18)
Exercise 4: Grammar
- Will many of us have spent countless hours sitting in front of screens?
- Doctors frequently find Myopia in children who watch a lot of TV.
- Our teacher said that most experts thought that this could have rather negative consequences.
- Water and alcohol are combined with these ingredients by homeopaths. OR Water and alcohol are combined by homeopaths with these ingredients.
- If red onion had made your eyes water, it would have been used in homeopathic remedies for allergies. OR Had red onion made your eyes water, it would have been used in homeopathic remedies for allergies.
- Have homeopathic remedies been used for a wide variety of health issues?